diff --git a/dix/getevents.c b/dix/getevents.c
index 83aedbe35..9b1908cbb 100644
--- a/dix/getevents.c
+++ b/dix/getevents.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ rescaleValuatorAxis(int coord, AxisInfoPtr from, AxisInfoPtr to,
     if(fmax == fmin) /* avoid division by 0 */
         return 0;
 
-    return roundf(((float)(coord - fmin)) * (tmax - tmin) /
+    return lroundf(((float)(coord - fmin)) * (tmax - tmin) /
                  (fmax - fmin)) + tmin;
 }